I like to call this phase the i-think-i’m-a-zombie phase.
If you’re the type of person that wants to just move on with your life to the good stuff, chances are you haven’t fully absorbed the meaning behind why adrenal fatigue happened and how you can transform adrenal fatigue to serve you.
You might still be in a daze as to why adrenal fatigue even happened, especially since you’re smart, well intended, and nothing that stressful really happened. Right?
It’s not until we look back and realize just how hard we were working and just how hard we were on ourselves during these times.
If we don’t take the time to understand why our bodies couldn’t habituate to the stress and what was causing the stress in the first place, we just might find ourselves in a similar situation in the near future.
And that is no good.
Anyone who’s ever been through adrenal fatigue would never wish it upon anyone, even their worst enemies.
So what can you do during this zombie phase?
You can start by simply taking the time to reflect on what was driving you so hard to begin with.
What were you so hard on yourself for? What were you afraid of?
Now I’m not talking about things outside our external control.
I’m talking about your internal drivers. What motivates you and why, and why you place meaning behind the things you do.
You see, once we can start to understand the root of what was driving you to do, be, and act the way you did prior to adrenal fatigue, we can begin to build new internal drivers.
This is the most important work you can do for yourself.
This type of investment is the kind of investment no one talks about.
What if you could have invested in yourself THEN so you wouldn’t have had to go through adrenal fatigue?
What if, now knowing this, you can invest in yourself NOW so that you can prevent another breakdown in the future?
What if by investing in yourself now you can live the life you always dreamed of?
Understanding your internal drivers is one of the best things you can do for yourself. If you don’t take action for yourself, who will?
In wellness,
Susan
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